Rufus Wainwright's 'Dream Requiem' explores catastrophe and redemption
Monday, 5 May 2025 () New York (AFP) May 5, 2025
The historic Mount Tambora volcanic eruption spewed so much ash and debris that it triggered a "year without summer" and the apocalypse seemed nigh - an apt parallel to our own chaotic existence, says the eclectic musician Rufus Wainwright. The artist's ambitious modern-day requiem, which draws inspiration from the 19th-century catastrophe as well as the Requiem Mass, will premiere statesid
Monday, 5 May 2025 ()
New York (AFP) May 5, 2025